Chanukah Candles Behind Bars at World’s Oldest Prison

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9 months ago

Chanukah Candles Behind Bars at World’s Oldest Prison

Photos: Butirsky Prison Staff

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Chief Rabbi of Russia, Berel Lazar, Visited the Jewish Prisoners at Moscow’s Butirsky Prison during Chanukah. • Most of the Jewish activities at the Butirsky Prison in the center of Moscow take place in the synagogue in one of the most guarded wings of the building • Full Story, Photos

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9 months ago

Torah is Light: Moscow’s Jewish Community Dedicates New Torah Center and Two Sefer Torah’s on Chanukah

Photos: Levi Nazarov and Alice Printseva

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This Chanuka, Moscow has merited a chain of beautiful events all dedicated to Torah. This was in addition to the expansive list of Chanukah events and continued with the distribution of 35,000 Russian siddurim. The highlight was on the last night of Chanuka, at the Chanukas Habayis of “Moscow’s Torah Center” and Two new Sifrei Torah were Dedicated • Full Story, Photos, Video

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9 months ago

Shluchim Brings Chanukah Thousands of Uzbekistan’s Jews

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Temimim Shmuel and Mordechai Gotzel, visited the Jewish Community of Uzbekistan, visiting many communities throughout the country, including Fergana, Kokand, Samarkand, Bukhara, and Tashkent, in order to reach as many Jews as possible and celebrate Chanukah with them • Full Story, Photos

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10 months ago

Moscow: Despite Heavy Snow Hundreds Join Public Menorah Lighting at the Kremlin

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On the first night of Chanukah, Chief Rabbi and Head Shliach lit the Menorah at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia’s Capital. Despite the heavy snow, hundreds joined the first candle lighting • Watch

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10 months ago

Moscow Celebrates the Chag Hageulah with Yud-Tes Kislev Event and Farbrengen

Photos: Levi Nazarov

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Huge crowd attended the central 19 Kislev event in Moscow with numerous speakers including Russia’s Chief Rabbi, Berel Lazar; Rabbi Yitzchak HaKohen Kogan and Rabbi Mordechai Weisberg. After joyous dancing, the guests sat down to a Chassidishe farbrengen which lasted until the wee hours of the morning, when everyone dispersed into the snow filled streets • Full Story, Photos

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1 year ago

Photos: Moscow Is Ready for Rosh Hashanah

Photos: Levi Nazarov

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In the central Marina Roscha shul in Moscow, headed by Rabbi Berel Lazar, the chief rabbi of Russia, preparations are being made to receive the masses who will come to daven on Rosh Hashanah, and the participants for Yom Tov Meals in multiple halls. At Share Tzedek Chesed Organization has succesfuly completed the “Kumcha D’Tishrei” project, during which thousands of holiday kits were distributed • Photos